Beijing half marathon organisers said Monday they were investigating after footage shared widely online appeared to show three African runners deliberately ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/15/organisers-of-beijing-half-marathon-look-into-embarrassing-win-by-chinas-he-jie/
Quick Glance: Investigation Launched After Beijing Half Marathon Finish
- Following the finish of the Beijing Half Marathon, the results are now under scrutiny due to the peculiar behavior displayed by three runners from Kenya and Ethiopia.
- A Chinese runner overtook the others, as seen in a recorded livestream of the Beijing Half Marathon. The remaining three runners - Willy Mnangat and Robert Keter from Kenya, and Dejene Hailu from Ethiopia - followed closely behind, with He claiming the first place.
- The organizers of the half-marathon are currently examining the results after a video of the finish circulated online, prompting many to question the intention of the three African runners to slow down.
- The winner secured the first place with a time of 1 hour 3 minutes 44 seconds. Mnangat, Keter, and Hailu shared the second place, one second later.
The top three in Sunday’s Beijing half marathon have been stripped of their medals, organisers said, following an investigation into the finish that saw ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/19/chinese-runner-he-jie-among-3-stripped-of-beijing-half-marathon-medals-after-controversial-finish/
Quick Glance: Scandal at Beijing Half Marathon: 4 Runners Disqualified
- Following an unusual finish at the Beijing Half Marathon, the top finishers were disqualified as three runners from Africa seemingly made way for a Chinese competitor to win.
- The finish line incident caused a commotion, prompting questions about why the three other runners appeared to yield the victory to He.
- Subsequent to the investigation, all four runners were disqualified for the pacemakers deliberately slowing down in the final two kilometers of the race, aiding He's victory.
- Confirmation was provided by the organizers that although Xtep invited Mnangat, Keter, and Hailu as pacemakers, they were mistakenly registered as ordinary competitors.
The University of Hong Kong will soon require tourists to register ahead of entering the campus, amid student and staff complaints over an increasing number of ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/22/university-of-hong-kong-to-require-tourists-to-register-before-entering-campus-amid-complaints-about-visitors/
HKFP_Lens: To celebrate its 45th anniversary, the MTR Corporation is launching an exhibition, “Station Rail Voyage,” which showcases retired trains and over ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/19/hkfp-lens-revisiting-hong-kongs-old-railways-at-the-mtrs-new-exhibition/
Quick Glance: HKFP Lens: Exploring Hong Kong's Old Railways at MTR's Exhibition
- The MTR Corporation is launching the 'Station Rail Voyage' exhibition featuring retired trains and over 100 railway artifacts at Hung Hom Station.
- The exhibition showcases the first-generation electric train 'Yellow Head' of the East Rail Line.
- Visitors can view different types of trains up close, listen to station announcements, and capture memorable photos at the photo booth.
- Retro-style ticket cards will be available as souvenirs, and the exhibition is open for free visits on Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays by reservation.
Hong Kong police on Thursday checked the identity cards of fans queueing outside an event for pro-democracy singer Anthony Wong, citing crowd control ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/19/hong-kong-police-check-ids-during-crowd-control-operation-outside-event-for-pro-democracy-singer/
Hong Kong’s government has revealed that it spent HK$9.17 million on rent, salaries and other expenses to fund former leader Carrie Lam’s office last year ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/17/hong-kong-govt-spent-over-hk9-million-in-rent-salaries-on-ex-leader-carrie-lams-office-last-year/
In Pictures: Hong Kong marked National Security Education Day on Monday with a colourful carnival at a park, seminars for students and other events ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/16/in-pictures-hong-kong-marks-national-security-education-day-with-colourful-carnival-and-seminars/
A Hong Kong man has been jailed for one year and four months over his links to a fundraising platform that supported protesters in 2019 ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/19/hong-kong-student-jailed-for-1-year-and-4-months-over-money-laundering-charge-linked-to-2019-protest-fund/
University of Hong Kong to require tourists to register before entering campus amid complaints about visitors
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A routine UK government report on Hong Kong that described the city as being on a “negative trajectory” has been met with condemnation from authorities over ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/16/uk-tells-hongkongers-you-are-safe-here-as-city-slams-slanders-and-smears/
The Hong Kong Games opened on Sunday – the first time the multisport event has been held in five years.
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The finer points of civil servant staffing are not usually a hot news topic. But the latest grim update from the Civil Service Bureau was eagerly covered by ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/20/hong-kong-civil-service-vacancy-rates-suggest-our-happiness-may-have-been-exaggerated/
At least five people have died and over 30 have been injured after a fire broke out in a building in Jordan on Wednesday morning ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/10/at-least-5-dead-27-injured-after-fire-in-hong-kong-building/
A Hong Kong teacher who lost her job at a government school over online comments about police during the 2019 protests has challenged the firing in court ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/11/hong-kong-teacher-challenges-dismissal-over-2019-facebook-posts-about-police-says-free-speech-should-be-protected/
The sold-out Hong Kong Sevens kicked off at the Hong Kong Stadium on Friday, marking the international rugby tournament’s return to pre-pandemic popularity ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/06/hkfp-lens-rugby-sevens-kicks-off-for-final-time-at-hong-kong-stadium/
Quick Glance: New Zealand Teams Clinch Titles at Hong Kong Sevens
- New Zealand secured both the men's and women's titles at the Hong Kong Sevens, concluding a tournament that showcased rugby ahead of the Paris Olympics.
- The All Blacks Sevens scored the initial two tries in a 10-7 victory against France in the men's final, successfully defending their title and closing the three-day event in the traditional home of rugby sevens.
- Michaela Blyde's exceptional performance with three tries and Mahina Paul's late double secured New Zealand's 36-7 victory over the United States in the women's final.
- The Black Ferns Sevens claimed their third consecutive tournament title, surpassing Australia in the women's world series standings.
Hong Kong’s ban on single-use plastics began on Monday, coinciding with Earth Day. A variety of disposable plastic tableware and other plastic products are now ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/22/hong-kongs-ban-on-single-use-plastics-begins-but-businesses-have-6-months-to-adapt/
Quick Glance: Hong Kong Implements Ban on Single-Use Plastics to Combat Pollution
- New legislation prohibits Styrofoam products and single-use plastic cutlery in Hong Kong
- Single-use cutlery like forks, spoons, straws, and plates can no longer be sold or distributed
- Many restaurants have already started implementing the new measures
- The goal is to curb the throwaway culture and promote reusables to protect the environment
Beijing on Thursday accused the United States of hypocrisy in response to accusations by President Joe Biden that China is “xenophobic” and “cheating” on trade ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/18/beijing-accuses-us-of-hypocrisy-after-pres-joe-biden-says-china-is-xenophobic-cheating-on-trade/
A Songkran water fight took place at a Kowloon City basketball court on Saturday. The Thai water-splashing celebration was moved off the streets ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/14/hkfp-lens-hongkongers-take-part-in-thai-water-splashing-celebration-songkran/
The Hong Kong government will step up national security education through activities organised by disciplinary forces, schools and community groups ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/12/hong-kong-must-remain-vigilant-against-soft-resistance-citys-no-2-official-warns/
Water-splashing celebrations for Songkran will be moved from the Kowloon City street that has long hosted the festivities to mark Thai new year to nearby ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/08/after-arrests-in-2023-hong-kongs-songkran-water-splashing-festival-moved-off-the-streets/
Hong Kong police have arrested a woman on suspicion of sharing test papers from the city’s university entrance examination online ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/18/hong-kong-police-arrest-woman-for-allegedly-leaking-university-entrance-exam-papers-on-social-media/
Hong Kong should attract family offices provided that they are run by “legitimate businessmen” with “legitimate money,” the city’s Chief Executive John Lee has ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/16/hong-kong-welcomes-family-offices-provided-they-are-run-by-legitimate-businessmen-leader-john-lee-says/
Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai wanted to “lead” protesters in 2019 amid concerns that the violent actions of “radicals” would threaten the movement’s ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/16/jimmy-lai-hoped-to-lead-2019-protests-amid-concern-radicals-would-dampen-global-support-court-hears/
Hong Kong’s government spent around HK$1.22 billion to prepare for and hold last year’s “patriots-only” District Council election ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/18/hong-kong-spent-over-hk1-2-billion-on-first-patriots-only-local-election-marked-by-record-low-turnout/
Taiwan’s incoming president Lai Ching-te has made Time Magazine’s list of the “100 Most Influential People of 2024”, which the island hailed Thursday as a ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/18/taiwans-next-president-lai-ching-te-among-time-magazines-most-influential/
A Hong Kong man has been sentenced to two years and nine months in jail for rioting in a case relating to the Yuen Long attack in 2019 ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/11/hong-kong-accountant-jailed-for-2-years-and-9-months-over-2019-yuen-long-mob-attacks/
China’s economy expanded far more than expected in the first quarter of 2024, data showed Tuesday, but disappointing retail and industrial figures suggested ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/17/chinas-economy-grew-5-3-in-first-quarter-but-property-sector-remains-obstacle-to-recovery/
Hong Kong’s government-backed broadcaster RTHK has begun to use Artificial Intelligence-generated voices (AI) in place of some human presenters ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/12/rthk-using-ai-presenters-to-enhance-productivity-and-relieve-staff-shortage-hong-kong-broadcaster-says/
Hong Kong’s customs chief has said authorities will step up measures to prevent items threatening national security from entering the city ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/08/hong-kong-customs-staff-to-receive-training-to-stop-items-seen-as-risk-to-national-security-from-entering-city/
Hong Kong’s equality watchdog has suspended plans for a legal amendment to protect mainland Chinese from discrimination in the city ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/12/hong-kongs-equality-watchdog-suspends-push-for-law-protecting-mainland-chinese-against-discrimination/
A Hong Kong accountant has been found guilty of rioting in a case relating to the Yuen Long attack in 2019, marking the first time someone not involved in the ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/05/hong-kong-accountant-found-guilty-of-rioting-after-yuen-long-mob-attack-in-2019/
Exclusive: French multi-instrumentalist FKJ to release 2 new albums; HK gig in May
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Quick Glance: Hong Kong Denies Entry to Press Freedom Advocate
- Reporters Without Borders reported that a representative of the organization was deported from Hong Kong upon arrival on Wednesday.
- Aleksandra Bielakowska, a representative of Reporters Without Borders based in Taiwan, was detained for six hours at Hong Kong International Airport and then deported without explanation.
- Bielakowska traveled to Hong Kong to meet with journalists and monitor the trial of media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who faces possible life imprisonment for national security offenses.
- Hong Kong has witnessed a significant decline in press freedom in recent years, ranking 140th out of 180 countries and territories in Reporters Without Borders' 2023 World Press Freedom Index.
Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai was willing to provide “all kinds of help,” including a HK$1.5 million loan, to activists launching a global advertising ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/13/hong-kong-media-mogul-jimmy-lai-provided-hk1-5-million-loan-to-activists-during-2019-demos-court-hears/
Hong Kong’s largest trade union federation has confirmed that it will not organise a march for Labour Day, as its chairman said workers’ issues can be raised ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/22/hong-kong-workers-can-raise-issues-through-celebrations-pro-beijing-union-says-as-it-confirms-no-labour-day-march/
Hong Kong’s public hospitals saw a turnover rate of 6.1 per cent for full-time doctors in 2023, authorities have said as they continued to recruit non-local ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/17/6-1-doctors-left-hong-kong-public-hospitals-last-year-as-authorities-continue-push-to-hire-non-local-medics/
A team established to rebut criticism of Hong Kong’s new security law will continue to operate, the government has said, citing continued “misinformation and ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/17/team-set-up-to-rebut-slanders-of-new-security-law-here-to-stay-hong-kong-says-citing-ongoing-misinformation/
A Hong Kong court has rejected media mogul Jimmy Lai’s challenge against a national security committee’s decision to bar a British lawyer from taking part in ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/16/hong-kong-court-rejects-media-mogul-jimmy-lais-challenge-against-decision-to-bar-british-lawyer-from-trial/
Hong Kong’s Environment and Ecology Bureau is not participating in a trial of the city’s waste charging scheme, saying that the way rubbish was collected from ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/22/hong-kongs-environment-bureau-says-its-not-partaking-in-govt-waste-tax-trial-because-of-how-its-trash-is-collected/
FKJ is to release two new albums – including a live record featuring a track recorded at Hong Kong’s Clockenflap festival last March – the French ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/13/exclusive-french-multi-instrumentalist-fkj-to-release-2-new-albums-hk-gig-in-may/
Academic freedom in Hong Kong experienced a “substantial” decline between 2013 and 2023, a study which reviewed research freedom ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/05/hong-kongs-academic-freedom-saw-substantial-decline-over-past-decade-index-finds/
Hong Kong has purchased the broadcasting rights for the Paris Olympics this summer, with the games licensed to four TV stations in the city ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/09/hong-kong-buys-broadcasting-rights-for-paris-olympics-for-undisclosed-fee-as-leader-john-lee-cites-value-to-society/
The University of Hong Kong’s head has been cleared of misconduct and mismanagement allegations, after whistle-blower emails accusing him of mismanaging funds ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/15/university-of-hong-kong-head-zhang-xiang-cleared-of-misconduct-following-6-month-long-internal-investigation/
After an electrifying performance at last year’s Clockenflap, multi-instrumentalist FKJ is returning to Hong Kong this May for a more intimate performance – ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/13/fkj-music-interview-fkj-brings-his-unique-style-back-to-hong-kong/
A Dubai sheikh's plan to set up a US$500 million family office in Hong Kong has attracted suspicion over his identity and source of wealth ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/05/no-additional-benefits-for-family-offices-hong-kong-says-after-dubai-sheikhs-business-plan-draws-suspicion/
More suspected cocaine has washed ashore in Hong Kong with police seizing seven packages, weighing roughly 15 kilograms, from a Sai Kung beach on Sunday ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/22/more-suspected-cocaine-washes-ashore-in-hong-kong-as-police-seize-15kg-worth-around-hk15-million/
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A representative for Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has been denied entry to Hong Kong, the French free expression NGO has said, after she was detained ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/10/breaking-reporters-without-borders-rep-denied-entry-to-hong-kong-ngo-says-after-6-hour-detention-searches-at-airport/
Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions lawmaker Dennis Leung petitioned outside government headquarters last Tuesday. Leung held banners representing "what ... Show more
More than 70 teachers and students have returned to Hong Kong after spending a week in Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou on the government’s first national ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/05/hong-kong-students-return-moved-and-inspired-after-national-security-study-trip-to-mainland-china/
Beijing expressed “deep concern” on Sunday over Iran’s missile and drone attack on Israel, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/15/beijing-expresses-deep-concern-and-urges-relevant-parties-to-exercise-restraint-over-iran-attack-on-israel/
China vowed Wednesday it would not accept “criticism or pressure” over its ties with Russia, after Washington warned that it will hold Beijing responsible if ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/10/beijing-does-not-accept-criticism-or-pressure-over-ties-with-russia-chinese-foreign-ministry-says/
Hong Kong’s housing minister has defended an estimated HK$4.39 billion price tag for managing 30,000 temporary flats which are planned for the city ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/18/hong-kong-housing-chief-defends-hk4-4-billion-operating-costs-of-temporary-housing-scheme/
The Hong Kong government has said it will speed up food waste recycling and set up hundreds more smart bins to collect food waste before August ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/17/hong-kong-to-speed-up-food-waste-recycling-in-public-and-private-housing-estates-ahead-of-waste-tax-rollout/
A Hong Kong man charged with insulting the Chinese national anthem at a volleyball match sang the pro-democracy song Do You Hear the People Sing while the ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/11/hongkonger-accused-of-insulting-chinese-anthem-at-volleyball-match-sang-do-you-hear-the-people-sing-court-hears/
Hong Kong’s judiciary has handled around 90 per cent of cases on national security and the 2019 protests.
In full: hongkongfp.com/2024/04/12/90-of-hong-kong-protest-national-security-cases-have-been-through-court-as-judiciarys-manpower-woes-persist/ File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
A Hong Kong man who tried to flee to Taiwan while facing a charge linked to the 2019 protests has been jailed for three years and 10 months ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/16/hongkonger-jailed-for-3-years-10-months-over-2019-petrol-bomb-plot-and-failed-escape-to-taiwan/
A Portuguese national has been sentenced to five years in prison for conspiring to incite secession under the Beijing-imposed national security law ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/11/portuguese-national-sentenced-to-5-years-in-hong-kong-prison-under-security-law-over-demonising-china/
A detained activist has told the trial of media mogul Jimmy Lai that he believed a national security law imposed on Hong Kong by Beijing four years ago was ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/11/jimmy-lai-trial-hears-hong-kong-activist-believed-national-security-law-was-imposed-to-persecute-political-enemies/
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Hong Kong’s second largest labour union has announced that it will host a forum on occupational safety ahead of the upcoming Labour Day ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/16/hong-kongs-second-largest-labour-union-to-host-forum-instead-of-march-to-mark-labour-day/
Three former organisers of the annual Tiananmen vigils in Hong Kong are seeking to take a challenge against their convictions over refusing to comply with a ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/09/tiananmen-vigil-trio-turn-to-hong-kongs-top-court-to-try-and-challenge-convictions-over-nat-security-request/
Under the influence of an anticyclone aloft, it will be generally fine and hot during the day over the region in the next few days ... Show more
Lawmakers have called for stronger maintenance checks after the city’s sole rail operator found a crack in the train tracks on Thursday morning ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/05/lawmakers-call-for-better-maintenance-after-hong-kong-rail-operator-finds-crack-in-train-track/
Hong Kong is to host eight competitions at the 2025 National Games, alongside events in Macau and Guangdong. It is the first time the city has co-hosted the ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/12/hong-kong-to-host-8-sporting-events-at-2025-national-games/
Two university students have been acquitted of rioting in 2019 after a judge found the testimonies of two police officers “contrived” ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/09/2-hong-kong-students-cleared-of-rioting-in-2019-after-judge-finds-police-testimony-contrived/
At least 5 dead, 27 injured after fire in Hong Kong building: At least five people have died and two dozen have been injured after a fire broke out in a building ...
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More than 40 per cent of Hong Kong civil servants dismissed over the past five years were sacked over not complying with the city’s vaccination requirements ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/12/over-40-of-hong-kong-civil-service-dismissals-for-misconduct-in-past-5-years-linked-to-breach-of-covid-vaccine-rules/
The Hong Kong government will evaluate proposed hikes to taxi fares based on factors including public acceptance and drivers’ income ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/08/hong-kong-to-consider-public-approval-drivers-income-as-industry-seeks-to-raise-urban-taxi-flagfall-to-hk32/
A man has been arrested after 129 kilograms of suspected ketamine with an estimated market value of around HK$71 million were intercepted at Hong Kong’s ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/11/24-year-old-arrested-after-hk71-million-worth-of-ketamine-seized-at-hong-kong-airport/
💰 Hongkongers can now “doot” a one-off donation to HKFP, as Octopus becomes the latest way to support the city’s only independent English-language newspaper ... Show more app.octopus.com.hk/qrpayment support.hongkongfp.com/en/
A Hong Kong student charged with loitering at a chain store linked to the city’s largest national security case has said he was “just playing around ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/09/hong-kong-student-charged-with-loitering-in-store-linked-to-47-democrats-case-said-he-was-just-playing-around/
Experts have warned against touching or feeding Hong Kong’s wild monkeys after a man wounded by macaques was left in a critical condition in the city’s first ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/05/hong-kong-man-wounded-by-wild-monkeys-in-critical-condition-after-contracting-b-virus/
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Hong Kong activists and lawyers slammed a new policy governing the changing of gender on ID cards Wednesday, saying the rule shift ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/04/hong-kongs-new-id-card-policy-on-gender-markers-slammed-for-violating-right-to-bodily-integrity-of-trans-people/
Hong Kong police have seized two batches of suspected cocaine found on the city’s beaches in less than a week, with a total estimated market value of around ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/10/2-suspected-cocaine-hauls-worth-hk27-million-found-on-hong-kong-beaches-in-6-days/
China will put three minors on trial for allegedly murdering another child, a provincial prosecutor said Monday, in a case that has shocked the nation and ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/08/3-minors-to-face-trial-in-china-over-alleged-murder-of-classmate/
After a March that was warmer than normal, April in Hong Kong got off to a hot start, with the Observatory forecasting highs of 30 degrees Celsius for ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/03/april-in-hong-kong-gets-off-to-unseasonably-hot-start-with-highs-of-31-degrees-celsius-forecast/
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